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jwj11 · 03-13-2012, 10:13 PM

Hi all,

I've been trying to read more than school textbooks and I realized that e-books are great for me since I don't have the luxury of a car to conveniently go to the book store or library. I've been using Kobo on my laptop but I find it a tad bit cumbersome to read for long periods of time and of course there are other distractions on my laptop.

I'm looking for a e-reader with the following needs in mind:

1. Access to cheap e-books for Canadians. Is Amazon cheaper than Kobo? I read mostly non-fiction, business, and news material (WSJ, NYT, FT)
2. Compatible with PDF files. I have tons of PDF books on my laptop and I would like to read them on my e-reader.
3. Long battery life and easy on the eyes.
4. It would also be great if I could check my gmail, but this isn't as important to me.

Also, I've been thinking of getting a e-reader for mom as well. Is there any e-reader that has access to foreign language books? My mom would like to be able to get books published in Korean and English. She's also very computer illiterate.

03-13-2012, 10:13 PM	#1
jwj11 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: none	E-Reader for Cash Strapped Student Hi all, I've been trying to read more than school textbooks and I realized that e-books are great for me since I don't have the luxury of a car to conveniently go to the book store or library. I've been using Kobo on my laptop but I find it a tad bit cumbersome to read for long periods of time and of course there are other distractions on my laptop. I'm looking for a e-reader with the following needs in mind: 1. Access to cheap e-books for Canadians. Is Amazon cheaper than Kobo? I read mostly non-fiction, business, and news material (WSJ, NYT, FT) 2. Compatible with PDF files. I have tons of PDF books on my laptop and I would like to read them on my e-reader. 3. Long battery life and easy on the eyes. 4. It would also be great if I could check my gmail, but this isn't as important to me. Also, I've been thinking of getting a e-reader for mom as well. Is there any e-reader that has access to foreign language books? My mom would like to be able to get books published in Korean and English. She's also very computer illiterate.